Description
In 1852 Wisconsin established the Place of work of Emigration to draw European—principally German-speaking—settlers to the state. Drawing on recent newspaper articles and privately published emigrant guides, in addition to official publications of the emigration Place of work, the authors document the Place of work’s influence at the settlement history of early Wisconsin and assess that influence against the backdrop of state politics within the mid–nineteenth century. Complementing the text are rare and interesting photographs illustrating the work of the Place of work and the folk it served. This book is invaluable for genealogists all for learning more about emigration, in addition to for any person all for Wisconsin history and German American studies.
Distributed for the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies.